Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-04-23
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.


From the Temperance Committee.
HARTFORD, April %, 1887.
Especial to the JOURNAL AND CouRIERl
Speaker Hoyt now feels sure that an adj
journment can be effected either on the 4th
or 9th of May. There was not quorum in
the House when it was called to order this
morning, but it must be remembered that the
day was Friday and the legislators shun the
lawmaking town on this particular day. Out
of the fourteen or fifteen Fridays since the
first biennial session began there has hardly
been one out of that number on which there
has been quorum. But, as member said
to-day: sit will soon be over, but we
ought not to be blamed quite SO much. We
certainly are not making any money off the
session, and very few of the members will
have even their little $500, mere pittance,
in their inside pocket when an adjournment
is taken. But rather it will be in the pock-
cts of Sloopville's hotel, restaurant and
| boarding house keepers. They have reaped
| an unexpected bonanza off the long-winded,
| ever tabling but handsome representatives
| of the legislature of 1887"
AUTHORIZED TO TAKE LAND.
In the Senate to-day the Waterbury and
Meriden railroad company was authorized
to take certain lands belonging to the State
| Reform school with certain restrictions.
BRIDGEPoRT's CHARTER.
The act amending the charter of Bridge
| port, passed by the House, was passed in
of States Office. After sundry other mat
&o-. + 4 ont
was taken to p. m. Tuesday next.
MATTERS IN THE HOUSE.
Representative Andrews, after the House
was raped to order, moved a reconsldera-
ton of the bill which provides for the pay
ment of five hundred dollars each to the
members of the special tax commission,
which was passed by the House yesterday
after long debate. The House being in an
indulgent mood granted the request, but
were afterwards sorry for SO doing, as it will,
in all probability, invoke much more dis
cussion. Mayor York, of New Haven, is
one of the nine members of the commission.
Later in the session to-day Mr.. Andrews
called from the table the resolution relating
to the commission, when discussion ensued.
1t was brought out that some members of
the commission did not desire and would
not take the five hundred dollars appropria-
ton. The resolution was gotten up to pay
only few of the commissioners. The mat
ter was again tabled.
FINAL ADJOURNMENT.
Messrs. Kendrick of Wallingford and Hurd
of Bristol were appointed a committee to
ascertain when final adjournment shall take
place.
THE FIREMEN's BILL.
The bill amending chapter forty-nine of
the public acts of 1885, relating to appro-
priations for the State Firemen's association,
was passed, but was again reconsidered and
tabled. The amendment, which will probably
be adopted, provides that injured fremen
shall not be benefited by the act unless in
jured in actual fire duty.
FOUR SESSIONS YEAR.
The House passed the bill in relation to
the terms of the Supreme court in Tolland
county, which came with an unfavorable
report from the committee on judiciary. The
bill provides for four sessions year instead
of two, as at present.
CoNNECTICUT's IMBECILE SCHOOL.
The committee on humane institutions
brought in favorable report on resolution
appropriating $35, 900 for the Connecticut
School of Imbeciles. The resolution was ia
bled for the calendar.
FITcH's HOME.
The resignation of the trustees of Fitch's
Home at Noroton-General Couch, Talmadge
Baker and Francis S. Fitch-which were sent
1A6o GAo DoAdto yesterday anu aCCepIcu,
were accepted to-day in the House in concur
renee.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS PASSED
The bill authorizing the town of East Lyme
to make certain bylaws in relation to the
sale of goods. The resolution accepting the
report and ratifying the agreement of COM
missioners to establish boundary line be-
tween Connecticut and Rhode Island was
passed, and the report was ordered on file in
the Secretary of States Office.
THE HIGH LICENSE BILL.
The temperance committee have been much
disturbed of late over tie high license liquor
bill. They have held several private sessions,
but have not yet made a report. The bill
will undoubtedly cause much debate when it
reaches the House. A member of the COM
mittee said to-day: A wide difference of
opinion was developed in the committee as
to the merits of the bill and especially of
that feature providing for an expensive corps
of inspectors who are to be paid from por-
ton of the license money, which now goes
into the towns. The bill was intended as
general substitute for the present license law
and covers also several radical changes which
have been before the committee in separate
bills. There is not much probability that
the committee will report favorably on the
bill.
LEGISLATIVE CHIT CHAT. 5.
The Massachusetts, legislature has passed a
bill providing for police matrons in all cities
of 10000 aud more inhabitants. Ii the
Massachusetts experiment turns out satisfac-
torily Connecticut will probably copy it.
An effort was made to take up the foot of
the calendar in the House this morning, but
there being no quorum present an adjourn
ment was ordered by the Speaker.